14th Annual Family Conference for Families of Children with Disabilities – Resources and Inspiration for Adult Family Members
Sign up for those in which you are interested! Please see the brochure at the following link for details on the content and registration!
https://www.thearcofil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Family-Conference-Complete-Brochure-.pdf
Click here for complete Event Brochure: Family Conference 2021_
Register for each of 4 sessions that you want to attend. Thursday, July 29 – Sunday, August 1, 2021. To register:
Families and Family Educators – Online Webinars | STAR NET Northwest Region I & Central Region III
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Title: Sign Language Basics: Talking With Your Hands Presenter: Sheri Kraus
Description: This workshop will provide participants with the basic knowledge behind Sign Language of who, what, where, when, and why sign language is used.
Participants will learn basic signs that will help them when working with individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing,
or have not yet acquired language. All participants will be encouraged to actively participate in the training.
Come prepared to laugh, learn, and fall in love with the beautiful language of sign!
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Title: Skills For Effective Parent Advocacy
Presenter: Paula Wills, FRCD
Description: Are you tired of getting the run-around while wading through an alphabet soup of acronyms? Are you frustrated because you are unsure of how to help your child struggling in school? Skills for Effective Parent Advocacy will provide you with these important tools:
-Going from frustration to empowerment;
-Who is an advocate and why become one?
-How to effectively advocate for your child.
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Sat. 7/31 9:00-11:00 AM
Presenter: Karri Potter, Family Matters Description: When students with and without disabilities learn together in the same classroom everyone benefits. In this session you will learn
about evidence based practices that promote inclusion for students of all ability levels. You will also be provided examples of accommodations and modifications that can be used to promote the success and learning of all students with disabilities.
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Sun. 8/1 2:00-4:00 PM
Title: Trauma Informed Care at School and Home Presenter: Anni Reinking, STAR NET Regions I & III Description: Educators are often provided training or coursework focused on trauma informed practices in classrooms. However, as children are home more, during a collective societal trauma, it is also important that trauma informed care is embedded into home settings. In this session participants will critically analyze trauma informed practices in school buildings to gather strategies to embed in home settings.